{"product_id":"daytona-teddy-riggs-drew-buxton-9798885740784","title":"Daytona Teddy Riggs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in mid-nineties South Texas, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDaytona Teddy Riggs\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e follows a has-been high school football star on his quest to become the World's Strongest Man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1996 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Teddy Riggs--call him Daytona--will stop at nothing to win the World's Strongest Man competition. He spends his days training and downing as many calories as possible. Outcast from his oil-rich family, his main companion is a tape set by self-help guru Pat Dupree that he plays on repeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a Dupree seminar is set to take place in Houston just before a regional qualifying event, Teddy knows the universe is aligning in his favor. But as the seminar approaches, a new relationship with Tammy, a local bodybuilder, brings all his crushing insecurities to the forefront, and he must confront who he really is beneath the muscles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once an outrageous comedy, a biting satire of the self-help industry, and an earnest look at the facets of obsession, Buxton's riotous debut novel chronicles how masculinity, privilege, and mental illness intersect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Drew Buxton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798885740784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hub City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Drew Buxton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48460299632895,"sku":"9798885740784","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5b32af27-b6b8-4cfe-bba1-10aa562fd3ec.jpg?v=1777413838","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daytona-teddy-riggs-drew-buxton-9798885740784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}